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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: jimwrench on July 08, 2016, 02:19:54 PM

Title: Vaders & Co snips
Post by: jimwrench on July 08, 2016, 02:19:54 PM

 Got a pair of 14 in snips by Vader & Co last night. They are or were located in Wald Solingen, Germany. Snips have company name and location on one side. Other side stamped 1917 and TD VIII. Don't know if 1917 is year of manufacture but assume it is.' Can anyone decipher TD VIII or guess what they were used for ?

Title: Re: Vaders & Co snips
Post by: Northwoods on July 08, 2016, 03:29:23 PM

Seems to be a contradiction.  Pressed steel handles?  Elaborate mechanism?
For cutting barbed wire on the WWI battlefield?

Title: Re: Vaders & Co snips
Post by: jefftrin on July 09, 2016, 04:24:16 AM

trench ww1 barbed wire would of been my guess also

Title: Re: Vaders & Co snips
Post by: Plyerman on July 09, 2016, 07:45:30 AM

Same here. Lots of barbed wire to cut through back in 1917.

Here's a remarkably similar English tool I just saw on eBay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/311543401893?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649


(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v307/jooliesews/Bobbys/Bobbys%20III/161310b_zpssbtkhe5n.jpg)

Title: Re: Vaders & Co snips
Post by: jimwrench on July 11, 2016, 11:26:04 AM

  What does J.R.E.M stand for ? stamped on one handle. Only reference I found referred to chemical mortar battalion of US army around WWII but doubt that we would be using German made tools in WWII.

Title: Re: Vaders & Co snips
Post by: Bill Houghton on July 11, 2016, 05:25:23 PM

"Luke, I am your snips."

No, doesn't quite work.

Title: Re: Vaders & Co snips
Post by: turnnut on July 11, 2016, 09:03:17 PM

  J.R.EM =  JUST RETURN EM

   Oh no, did I say that ?

Title: Re: Vaders & Co snips
Post by: stanley62 on July 12, 2016, 05:37:38 PM

I think i would call that J.R.G.M.  Only thing Google give me is James River Grounds Management.  Looks too old to be theirs...

Jim

Title: Re: Vaders & Co snips
Post by: Guido Salvage on July 12, 2016, 10:16:53 PM

I lived in Richmond for almost 35 years and James River Grounds Management began operations in 1989. I think we need to continue looking for our answer.

Title: Re: Vaders & Co snips
Post by: Nasutushenri on July 13, 2016, 05:26:49 AM

I think the first letter is not a J, but a vaguely stamped D.
What D.R.G. M. means see: http://www.toledo-bend.com/VCL/info_2/drgm.html.

Henri

Title: Re: Vaders & Co snips
Post by: turnnut on July 13, 2016, 07:53:18 AM

 sounds logical Henri.

 looking again, it sure looks like a D that is worn or had a bad stamping.

Title: Re: Vaders & Co snips
Post by: Papaw on July 13, 2016, 08:19:56 AM

Must be Darth's sister because I have found a photo of his wife-

Title: Re: Vaders & Co snips
Post by: jimwrench on July 13, 2016, 10:27:10 AM

OK I agree the third letter is G after a little more buffing and the first could be a misstamped D.
Meaning we have DRGM which is the German registration which stands for Deutsches Reichgebrauchsmuster which basically means the design or function is officially registered inside all German states. Hope this puts this puppy to bed.

Title: Re: Vaders & Co snips
Post by: lptools on July 13, 2016, 06:03:38 PM

I think Darth Vader's sister's name is Spacein.